Digging up old threads... What's the big deal?

just a friendly inquiry of why some folks make a big deal about someone resurrecting an old thread? I myself like it when people add information to an old thread. I don't think threads should be so disposable...if you have new information or a question, why not add to it??? Is there anyone that agrees with this so I know that I'm not alone in this universe? Ha ha!

Because the only relevant thing anyone can say about an instrument that has remained pretty much unchanged for 60 years, and is plugged into technology that is considerably older, MUST be less than one or two months old. Otherwise it is out of date and useless.

Personally, I think posting anything about Zep, Kieth Richards, or any other pre-2014 band/musician should also be considered necro-bumping. I mean what can we possibly add at this point? Anything anyone would want to know is available by the search function!?

Spending time to type a genuinely helpful (rare, but...sometimes) response, then noticing, later, that the OP was asking the question in 2006 is annoying, too.

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True. Last month I saw someone respond to a "what vocal mic should I buy?" thread, and then I noticed the OP was 5 years ago. I posted and said the OP could have actually bought and sold every single mic listed in this thread since posting, and just after that the OP chimed in and told us what he had gone with and how it worked out for him. Weird, but actually a helpful resurrected thread for some guys who popped in after that to ask about how he liked the mic.